Feature: SaveWCAL to file Petition for Review with Minnesota Supreme Court

This past weekend, the board of SaveWCAL met to review and discuss the recent decision by the Minnesota Court of Appeals regarding SaveWCAL's Petition To Redress Breach Of Trust.
The board has decided to file a Petition to Review with the Minnesota Supreme Court.Related Posts:Minnesota Court of Appeals issues WCAL decisionMN Court of Appeals changes venue [...]

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Article in Current: Kling: For bigger role, stronger stations required

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In a November 23, 2009, article titled "Kling: For bigger role, stronger stations required", The Current, a publication covering public media — public television and public radio — reported on the recent "Future of News" summit meetings that Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) recently sponsored.
As part of a white paper, titled "In Service of Democracy: Achieving [...]

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About comments on SaveWCAL's site and why we rickroll trolls…

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On October 24, 2008 a SaveWCAL reader posted a comment to "SaveWCAL Petition To Redress Breach Of Trust Court Hearing Session No. 1":
"There are 10 comments showing here, but the top of the comment bar indicates 12 comments on the posting. Why is that?"
The question reminded us that on February 28, 2008 an individual posted a [...]

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There's "Room at the Inn" this Christmas for SaveWCAL!

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St. Olaf College's President David Anderson '74 may not want SaveWCAL supporters at the college's renowned Christmas Festival, but it turns out that a warm "Room at the Inn" invitation has been extended for them to attend the holiday concert of another choral organization.
As reported in a recent article in the Star Tribune dated October [...]

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May 25, 2007: St. Olaf College Original/Amended Petition Court Hearing Session No. No. 4

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The May 25, 2007 hearing session continued the Rice County District Court hearing from April 13. A hearing on a SaveWCAL motion to Compel Production of documents was held on May 3.
The general mood of SaveWCAL supporters upon leaving session was that it had been "energizing" and "illuminating." As one supporter said, she left the [...]

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Article in Manitou Messenger: Webstream gains attention, viewers

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In the April 27, 2007 issue of the Manitou Messenger, student journalist and Manitou Messenger New Editor Emelie Hartley published an articled titled "Webstream gains attention, viewers." [PDF, 2 pages]
In the article, a St. Olaf employee is quoted as saying
"We had to shut down the campus streaming during [Boe Chapel's] "Dedication Weekend," she said. So [...]

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April 13, 2007: St. Olaf College Original/Amended Petition Court Hearing Session No. 2

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The April 13, 2007 hearing session continued the Rice County District Court hearing from March 8.
As the hearing resumed, the Rice County District Courtroom gallery was at least two-thirds full. To many of those watching from the courtroom gallery, the hearing clearly showed the weakness and problems in St. Olaf's case. Simply put, all is [...]

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March 8, 2007: St. Olaf College Original/Amended Petition Court Hearing Session No. 1 – Fireworks!

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Before the Rice County District Court hearing on March 8, 2007, WCAL supporters believed that if the court took the same cavalier attitude toward the fiduciary obligations of a trustee that St. Olaf College had demonstrated in its handling of the WCAL charitable trust, then the hearing would be a fizzle (from the perspective of [...]

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Satire: "Big Yellow Taxi"

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In mid to late March 2006, Kristoffer Paulson Ph.D. '56, who was serving on his St. Olaf College Class of 1956 50th reunion committee, wrote a satire piece about the WCAL debacle in response to St. Olaf College's portrayal of President Christopher Thomforde's departure.
While SaveWCAL had no involvement with the production and/or distribution of this [...]

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Letter to the Editor: WDAV on streaming mode

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On  January 26, 2005 the Northfield News published a Letter to the Editor from St. Olaf College Professor John Walters titled "WDAV on streaming mode"

WDAV on streaming mode
To the editor:
Now that WCAL has officially been transformed into something else (indeed!), let me recommend that those of you who like beautiful classical music in vein that [...]

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October 7, 2004: St. Olaf VP Jan McDaniel faces Student Senate

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On the evening of October 7, 2004, St. Olaf College Vice President of College Relations Jan McDaniel appeared before the St. Olaf Student Senate [PDF, 4 pages] to answer questions about the announced sale of WCAL charitable trust assets. The minutes read as follows:
McDaniel: Last Nov, MPR offered to purchase. We were surprised. [St. Olaf [...]

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Letter: Analysis of WCAL purchase agreement shows frightening lack of details

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September 24, 2004
Dr. Christopher M. Thomforde, President
St. Olaf College
1520 St. Olaf Avenue
Northfield, MN 55057
Dear President Thomforde:
The proposed sale of WCAL has deeply troubled me since it first was announced. Today I have reviewed the sale purchase agreement. Unfortunately, even a casual reading reveals flaws and omissions that may harm the college in the short and [...]

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